Deer blinds damaged

Published 8:00 pm, Friday, July 9, 2004

Squares of plywood abandoned in a heap is all that's left of Pete Ganske's Mills Township hunting shack.

Cement blocks are piled on top and gashes, which look like they were made with an ax, mark the remains.

"It's not only destruction, it was hate," Ganske said Friday. "I was awake all last night. They went out in the woods with axes to do damage. What would they have done if someone wandered out there?"

Ganske said his and some of his neighbor's shacks were damaged - wreckage he stumbled on Thursday night. He said he wants to warn people to be aware of the damage being done and to check on their deer shacks in the township.

"We can't say who did it," Ganske said. "You can't accuse people unless you see them."

Ganske said he plans to rebuild his shack, which he estimates will cost about $200.

"I'll rebuild, but how long it will last, I don't know," he said. "Until they find it again?"

Ganske filed a complaint about the damage with the Midland County Sheriff's Office. There are currently no suspects and the incident remains under investigation.